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Pier Road
In 1952 I lived from a baby, below the record shop in Pier Road. When standing looking down towards the river, it was on the right hand side. The access was via a track that ran parallel to Pier Road, behind the shops. We had sleeper steps down ...Read more
A memory of Erith by
Longleat
My grandfather Cecil Welch, who was the local estate agent and auctioneer based at the Old Town Hall in the High Street, bought several old cottages next to the blacksmiths in Church End for his son John and wife Peggy, at the vast cost ...Read more
A memory of Great Dunmow in 1948
Childhood In Benham Valence
It was in April 1950 that I was born in the Victorian wing of Benham Valence - actually in the flat above the garages - a very primitive dwelling with no bathroom or indoor toilet. Unfortunately the whole wing was ...Read more
A memory of Benham Park in 1950 by
Luther Paxton Plumber
The building jutting out into Castle Hill on the left upper of this picture is no. 17 and was my Great Uncle Luther Paxton's plumbers shop. The shop was on the ground floor and he and his wife, Amy lived on the upper two ...Read more
A memory of Richmond in 1948 by
School Holidays At Abington Park
I was born in 1951 in Lutterworth Road, Northampton just a 5 minutes' walk from one of the most beautiful parks in the country - Abington Park. Originally part of the Wantage family estate, it boasted a museum ...Read more
A memory of Little Billing in 1959 by
My Great Grandfather
This is a photo of Henry Kitchen, my mother's grandfather, who was also one of Stanhope Forbes' favourite models. He was painted sitting in the rowing boat in Forbes' painting 'The Lighthouse', which now hangs in Manchester Art ...Read more
A memory of Newlyn in 1900 by
Feeding The Donkeys And Racing Pigeons.
The Crown, when I was a child was owned by my Aunty Denny's family. She married my Uncle Terry and they later ran The Firs at Dunhampstead, where I worked through my teen years. My late grandad Joseph Forster ...Read more
A memory of Wychbold in 1975 by
1973 Demolition Year For The Market Buildings
I arrived in Wolverhampton when demolition of the market buildings was under way. The buildings in front of the church (in the photo) must have already been long gone, but the buildings on the side of ...Read more
A memory of Wolverhampton
My Life In 1955 In The Manor House Coln St Aldwyns
In 1955, my mother was hired as a housekeeper for Mrs Pam Spanogh, a polio victim in a wheelchair. It was for me, a five year old, the most idyllic time of my life and my memories of this ...Read more
A memory of Coln St Aldwyns in 1955 by
Good Ol Days
My brothers-in-law ran the Railway from around 1973. I used to travel from East London by train to Greenhithe at weekends to stay at the Railway. I would earn pocket money working on the land and in the pub. The landlord, Harvey, used ...Read more
A memory of Greenhithe by
Captions
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This quaint scene beside the aviary yielded to a new roundabout where Eastern Avenue/Newbury Road crosses the old coach road to London, New Street/Vigo Road.
The bridge was designed by the splendidly named Marriott Ogle Tarbotton, the Corporation Engineer, to succeed a medieval stone bridge, itself a successor to the first wooden one built in
The original bandstand was later converted into an aviary.
The attractive lily pond makes a quiet haven where one can escape the busy world for a while and shelter, if need be, from the odd shower or strong sunshine.
So popular was the resort that Blackpool eventually had three piers; the Victoria Pier was opened in 1893.
A ladies' bowls match is in progress in the peaceful setting of Zetland Park, at the start of the Coast Road to Marske.
The Park Keeper's Lodge and the Aviary The gardens were laid out in the late 19th century on the site of old Purbeck stone quarries formerly owned by the Goddard family.
Over the years amenities such as tennis courts, a children's playground, an aviary and a landscaped stage for outdoor theatrical and musical performances have been added.
The tower was part of a 35-acre development that also included Tower Buildings and Tower Gardens.
Featured here are Dr W H Cocker's aquarium, menagerie and aviary, which occupied the site where the Tower now stands.
Bank Park was fashioned out of the private gardens of Bank Hall.
The hill top was levelled to accommodate the house, its parterres and approaches, and a fine aviary was added in 1889.
The regeneration of the south side of Dudley town centre began in 1962.
South-east of the town, along the valley of the River Ise and west of Barton Seagrave village, is The Wicksteed Park with the river dammed to form a large lake as the centrepiece.
The photograph is dominated by a brick and stone building typical of its turn-of-the-century date, but in this southern sector of the town earlier houses are to be found, including a stone-faced building
After 1919, the fishing industry failed.
Situated in Market Street and close to Apiary Gate, the church design echoes that of Non-conformist chapels up and down the country.
The Canongate was where the canons of Holyrood Abbey entered the Old Town.
Pronounced Slaffham, this quiet village lies close to the A23 London to Brighton road.
The view looks at St Mary's from the north, along a varied terrace of possibly late 18th- and 19th- century houses which are not enhanced by the long brick boundary wall.
Situated in Market Street and close to Apiary Gate, the church design echoes that of Non-conformist chapels up and down the country.
